diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index def4f6ec290bef28fb295f077b12c8b193ec3aea..207ca0ad0b59df3f19009d569ac1df9a0c738766 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -586,10 +586,12 @@ static struct pgpath *__map_bio(struct multipath *m, struct bio *bio)
 
 	/* Do we need to select a new pgpath? */
 	pgpath = READ_ONCE(m->current_pgpath);
-	queue_io = test_bit(MPATHF_QUEUE_IO, &m->flags);
-	if (!pgpath || !queue_io)
+	if (!pgpath || !test_bit(MPATHF_QUEUE_IO, &m->flags))
 		pgpath = choose_pgpath(m, bio->bi_iter.bi_size);
 
+	/* MPATHF_QUEUE_IO might have been cleared by choose_pgpath. */
+	queue_io = test_bit(MPATHF_QUEUE_IO, &m->flags);
+
 	if ((pgpath && queue_io) ||
 	    (!pgpath && test_bit(MPATHF_QUEUE_IF_NO_PATH, &m->flags))) {
 		/* Queue for the daemon to resubmit */